Luxembourg City vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$2436
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$727
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$1083
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	29	41
😀 Quality of life	86	57
🏙️ Population	138K	2.43M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 183% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 290th and 5338th ($2916 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 392nd and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Mecca

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	Luxembourg City	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$4518

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1210
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$890
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1164
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$873
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$871
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$834
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$864
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$919
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$483
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$475
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$484
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$938
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$513
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$738
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$481
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1124
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$947
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$350
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1628
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$532
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$476
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1036
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$379
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$748
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$476
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$334
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$439
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$478
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$338
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$488
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$753
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$429
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$497